Dec 3rd, 2009
by pollyalida.
Got a terrific school library web site? Does your site need a pick me up? Or a complete make-over? Get some inspiration from your colleagues web sites and share your own great examples on the new SchoolLibraryWebSites wiki spearheaded by Joyce Valenza (Pointing to effective practice, join the wiki!)
The wiki has examples of:
Elementary, Middle School [...]
Sep 19th, 2009
by pollyalida.
Buffy Hamilton, Roxanne Johnson and Tammy Beasley have done a great job transforming their library (Creekview High School, GA) for Banned Book Week. The windows are wrapped in brown paper and books covered with “Do Not Read” covers. Take a look at the full set of pics on flickr.
Aug 9th, 2009
by pollyalida.
Check out these free webinars from Project Tomorrow® and T.H.E. Journal for those interested in K-12 IT issues:
Aug 19 Mobile Devices within Instruction
Sep 16 Digital Content
Oct 14 Web 2.0 and Education
Oct 28 21st Century Skills
Nov 11 Top 10 Trends in Student Learning with Technology
Dec [...]
Aug 4th, 2009
by pollyalida.
This is terrific – instead of a list of library rules The Unquiet Library has Frequently Asked Questions. Buffy Hamilton created a fun slide-based mini-orientation that is included in their library research guides for specific classes. Take a look at the guide for an 11th grade English class as an example.
Buffy is using LibGuides to [...]
Jul 28th, 2009
by pollyalida.
It’s almost August and it finally feels like summer. And for me August is full of workshops for school library media specialists.
WSWHE BOCES SLS
August 6 – Wikis and Blogs
August 7 – Digital Storytellling
August 27 – Google Greats
For more info and registration
Oswego & OCM BOCES SLS
August 12 & 13 – Tech Camp in [...]
Jul 20th, 2009
by pollyalida.
Don’t miss this unconference! KidLibCamp – for librarians interested in youth service in school & public libraries.
KidLibCamp 2009 is a place for youth services librarians to get together and talk about topics that are important to serving children in school and public libraries. KidLibCamp is an unconference that asks participants to share their [...]